WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 511
Right to appear and be heard before tribunal
WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 511
Right to appear and be heard before tribunal
511 Right to appear and be heard before tribunal
(1) Despite any Act or law,
this section is the only provision of law under which a person may be heard in
relation to a matter referred to a tribunal, whether in relation to an injury
mentioned in section 490A(1) (a) or (b) .
(2) On a reference to a tribunal,
the worker is entitled to be heard before the tribunal in person or by the
worker’s representative.
(3) Only the worker and any representative of the
worker may be present or heard before the tribunal.
(4) To remove any doubt,
it is declared that an insurer, employer, or any other person (not being the
worker) whose interests may be affected by a decision made by a tribunal can
not be present, represented or heard before a tribunal.
